Pitfalls in buying a Typhoon

[Mike McCartt]

What are important areas to look for when buying a Typhoon? Are there certain problem areas like leaks around hardware or problems with the rudder? How much room is in the cabin? Is is possible to overnight in reasonable comfort? My wife and I are both under 150# and we felt comfortable sleeping in a Com Pac 19. How does she sail? Relatively flat or is there a 10 to 15 degree heel? I guess that depends on how hard the wind is blowing. Any way thanks for your help.

Mike



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[Joel]

Tys are known to be rather tender - they like to heel a bit. But I'm told they can handle more weather than the owner can! That's certainly the case with this owner. As far as room down below, I'd never consider sleeping in mine, but I'm over 6'1" and 200+ lbs.

Because the mast is deck stepped, look for a compression post in the cabin. If none, look for signs that the cabin has been sagging. Make sure there's no mushiness in the deck or cockpit sole that could indicate delamination of the core.

Good luck.

Joel
s/y Pokey II
'73 Ty #549
Bayside, NY



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[John Phillips]

Mike:
I have had both a ComPac 19 and now a Typhoon. I know the Typhoon will sail better than the ComPac, but there is probably more useable space in the Compac. Depending upon on how agile the two of you are, you could overnight in a Typhoon, but it would be probably be funny to watch the loading of the v birth. But for sailing, the Typhoon will be hard to beat and you will get more ego boosts in the parking lot when people give you compliments. The Compac is ok, but it's not quite the same.
John

What are important areas to look for when buying a Typhoon? Are there certain problem areas like leaks around hardware or problems with the rudder? How much room is in the cabin? Is is possible to overnight in reasonable comfort? My wife and I are both under 150# and we felt comfortable sleeping in a Com Pac 19. How does she sail? Relatively flat or is there a 10 to 15 degree heel? I guess that depends on how hard the wind is blowing. Any way thanks for your help.

Mike

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[John Phillips]

Mike:
I have had both a ComPac 19 and now a Typhoon. I know the Typhoon will sail better than the ComPac, but there is probably more useable space in the Compac. Depending upon on how agile the two of you are, you could overnight in a Typhoon, but it would be probably be funny to watch the loading of the v birth. But for sailing, the Typhoon will be hard to beat and you will get more ego boosts in the parking lot when people give you compliments. The Compac is ok, but it's not quite the same.
John

What are important areas to look for when buying a Typhoon? Are there certain problem areas like leaks around hardware or problems with the rudder? How much room is in the cabin? Is is possible to overnight in reasonable comfort? My wife and I are both under 150# and we felt comfortable sleeping in a Com Pac 19. How does she sail? Relatively flat or is there a 10 to 15 degree heel? I guess that depends on how hard the wind is blowing. Any way thanks for your help.

Mike

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[Drake]

What are important areas to look for when buying a Typhoon? Are there certain problem areas like leaks around hardware or problems with the rudder? How much room is in the cabin? Is is possible to overnight in reasonable comfort? My wife and I are both under 150# and we felt comfortable sleeping in a Com Pac 19. How does she sail? Relatively flat or is there a 10 to 15 degree heel? I guess that depends on how hard the wind is blowing. Any way thanks for your help.

Mike

I have heard there are some problems on the the mast compression and the rudder I have neither problem on my 1977 Typhoon.

I currently own a Compac 16 and a Typhoon. I have owned a Hunter 23 and a Contessa 26 in the past as well. The Typhooon is definitely my favorite ( by a nose over the Com-pac 16 ) boat of all.

I really like both boats.

The Typhoon will just smoke the Compac ( 16 or 19 ) upwind especially.

I mostly daysail mine. I have not ever trailered a Compac 19 but I got to think its a touch easier than the Typhoon. The 16 is definitely easier.

My Typhoon has grown on me in the year or so that I have owned it. I have spent some time working on it and fixing little things so that is part of it, but the boat has heart and a CULT following maybe even more intense than the Com-pac.

I think they are both great boats -- If I had to pick one I would lean towards the Tyhoon, but I will tell you my next boat could quite likely be a Com-pac 23. Especially if I dont sell at least one of the other two because I will need the living space after my wife kicks me out.

I dont think you can really make a mistake buying either one -- but I would suggest sailing a Typhoon before making a final decision.

Good Luck

Drake



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[Bob B]

Not sure about the comac 19 but the Typhoon is a great sailing boat. I had a 1970 model and it had some crazing on the deck but otherwise was in good shape. I have heard about the compression of the deck but not seen it in my boat. Sleeping aboard, I don't think could be thought of as comfortable. It would be more like sleeping in a hard shelled tent in that you would have to climb in and out. I only slept in mine overnight in cool weather so it was no problem. I did have some of the standing rigging, probably the original, fail while doing some heavier weather sailing. The boat was taking it well but the forestay couldn't handle the load. Replacing standing rigging all around solved the problem. There is not a prettier boat and better sailing boat on the market.

Bob B.
CD25-D Tiva
Charleston, SC



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[Dan Moore]

Mike, I'm about to begin my second season with a Weekender. Beyond some rather aged sails (which I am replacing), I'v had to deal with two issues which you should certainly be aware of (neither of which would prevent ME from buying another). First problem was with the cabin sole. It had a hole and the core had absorbed too much moisture. A few hours of work, and some handy fiberglassing and it is sructurally sound (if not cosmetically perfect (yet). Second: check the integrity of the rudder/rudder post. My rudder had begun to pull away at the top of the post. This is apparently a common issue (according to this message board) and solutions are available without having a new rudder made.
Search this board for Typhoon Rudder.
Other than that..... it is an extraordinary little boat; stable, forgiving, and real pretty!
Good Luck.
dkm



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